Foreword, Including a Description of the Intended Audience

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Preface vii
4. Preface to the English Edition ix
5. Foreword, Including a Description of the Intended Audience x
6. Historical Introduction and Grammar
7. 1. Introduction to the History and Culture of Ugarit 1
8. 2. Writing System 21
9. 3. Phonology 23
10. 4. Morphology Like the other 28
11. 5. Derivational Processes 63
12. 6. Compounding 64
13. 7. Syntax 65
14. 8. Vocabulary/Lexicon 73
15. 9. Particularities of Poetic Texts 79
16. Abbreviations and Sigla 83
17. Works Cited and Bibliographical Abbreviations 84
18. Hand Copies 97
19. Selection of Texts
20. I. Mythological Texts 159
21. II. Ritual Texts 198
22. III. Incantations 219
23. IV. “Scientific” Texts 223
24. V. Letters 233
25. VI. Legal Texts 254
26. VII. Administrative Texts 263
27. VIII. Abecedaries 284
28. Concordance of Text Numbers 286
29. Glossary 293